More on the economics of utopia
Last week’s Shareable Insider contained a kind of miniature “economics of utopia” (but no science fiction) in the form of a couple of dot points… Read More »More on the economics of utopia
welfare
Notes on the influence of money on work habits
Ross Gittins’ column in this weekend’s Sydney Morning Herald (Increased wealth and higher taxes have a perverse effect on workers, Business p. 5) touches on some… Read More »Notes on the influence of money on work habits
Do Australians support a universal basic income?
The Green Institute recently published the results of a poll claiming that 58% of Australians now support a universal basic income. The ABC article reporting… Read More »Do Australians support a universal basic income?
Boundless desires vs lack of ambition
One comment on a recent Conversation article about public housing says that “I don’t really want to live in a society where the government will… Read More »Boundless desires vs lack of ambition
We’re all on a science fiction adventure now, part 2
The ABC’s Nassir Khadem recently reported on proposals including a univeral basic income and reverse taxation that some thinkers have proposed for supporting citizens and… Read More »We’re all on a science fiction adventure now, part 2